• Dropped Behind Enemy Lines: The Lost Paratroopers Of Normandy
    Jan 20 2025

    A fantastic WWII adventure: On June 16, 1944, the storied 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions accidentally dropped U.S. paratroopers off-target behind enemy lines in France near the ancient town of Graignes, Normandy, as part of the D-Day offensive. At great risk to themselves, including penalty of death, the 900 townspeople of Graignes determined to protect the paratroopers and fight the Nazis as a combined force, using the weapons the paratroopers had brought with them.

    What transpired could be the best WWII movie never made. Acclaimed U.S. military historian, Professor Stephen Rabe’s own father was a paratrooper in Graignes. While he grew up hearing the story and meeting other surviving solders, it took David over 60 years to research and write the story in his book, “The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy: A Story of Resistance, Courage, and Solidarity in a French Village.”




    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

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    59 mins
  • Untitled Episode
    Jan 14 2025



    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

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    46 mins
  • Part One: 300 Huey Combat Missions In "The Secret War" In Vietnam
    Jan 13 2025

    Don Haase joined the U.S. Army in 1966, and ultimately became crew chief with the 195th Assault Helicopter Company in the 2nd Platoon (“Ghostriders”) that —beginning in December 1967 — supported top-secret MACV-SOG Recon teams during the deadly secret war fought during the Vietnam War. Don received 12 Air Medals over 300 combat missions, and the Presidential Unit Citation. Don and his unit participated in the defense of Plantation Airfield during the 1968 Tet offensive and the subsequent counterattack. Don shares some of his adventures.



    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • U.S.C.G. Rescue Swimmers Adventures!
    Jan 6 2025

    Prior guest Martha LaGuardia-Kotite is back with three U.S.C.G. Rescue Swimmer vets: John Whitten, Jason "Quitty" Quinn, and Ashley Ulbrich—who each share their adventures piloting helicopters over swimmers struggling to save people, leaping out of helicopters into the brink, or saving stranded folks in a hurricane. This lesser-known band of heroes are the brave people who come to our aid in often frigid or stormy seas, within 300 miles of the U.S. coastline, including Alaska.




    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • A Story Of Murder And Redemption
    Dec 30 2024

    As a toddler, Quan Huynh came to the U.S. as a Vietnamese refugee. A few years later he lost his father to cancer, and as an angry teenager joined up with the Vietnamese gangs of Los Angeles. He quickly got into trouble, shooting three people and killing a fourth. Quan was sentenced to 15 years to life, and sent to prison.

    Quan shares his story of redemption and inner discovery during his incarceration, built upon the principle of taking responsibility, as detailed in his book "Sparrow In The Razor Wire." He was ultimately paroled and now counsels those currently serving sentences and former inmates to create constructive lives after prison.




    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • A True Crime Case Solved By Defense Attorney's Son
    Dec 23 2024

    A riveting account of a true crime, the criminal justice system, and unlocking a decades-old cold case: In 1964, David Miraldi's father Ray L. Miraldi was a prominent Ohio former city prosecutor and then a private attorney when he jumped at the chance to defend tavern keeper Caspar Bennett of the lurid bathtub murder of his wife, Florence Bennett, believing him to be innocent.

    Attorney Miraldi won an acquittal but oddly never spoke of this professional triumph to his family. Years later while going through his father's papers, David found some important information about the crime and subsequent trial, and began his own investigation, discovering some darker truths as detailed in his book, "The Edge of Innocence."



    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

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    48 mins
  • JFK Secret Service Agent Speaks
    Dec 16 2024

    When he joined the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, Jerry Blaine thought that that his service in the underwater demolition teams (UDTs) would be his life's biggest adventure. Instead, he returned stateside to a career as a Secret Service Special Agent accompanying Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and LBJ. Jerry shares his memories, including his closeness with the Kennedy family and that fateful trip to Dallas.


    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

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    1 hr
  • WWII Japanese Spy In The Heart Of Hollywood
    Dec 9 2024

    Frederick Rutland was nothing short of a navy hero in the UK following WWI, but his own charisma, quirks, and opportunism led him to Hollywood to spy for Japan in the years leading to Pearl Harbor, playing a key role in the Japanese attack. Though British officials knew what he was doing, they quietly sidelined him to avoid the public embarrassment of revealing one of their own as a traitor. Author Ron Drabkin shares the outrageous story of Rutland, including his friendships with Hollywood stars such as Charlie Chaplin and Boris Karloff, from his book "Beverly Hills Spy."




    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

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    52 mins